Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 28)

Enabling Access Gateway mode
Note the following when enabling Access Gateway mode:
• After you enable Access Gateway mode, some fabric information is erased, such as the zone and
security databases.
• Enabling Access Gateway mode is disruptive because the switch is disabled and rebooted.
• Ensure that no zoning or Admin Domain (AD) transaction buffers are active. If any transaction buffer
is active, enabling Access Gateway mode will fail with the error, "Failed to clear Zoning/Admin
Domain configuration."
Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands.
1. Before disabling a switch to enable Access Gateway mode, save the current configuration file using
the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again.
2. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode.
• "Access Gateway Mode" displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Access Gateway
mode.
• "Native" displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.
3. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be enabled or disabled
when the switch is in a disabled state.
4. Enter ag -modeEnable to enable Access Gateway mode.
5. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that Access Gateway mode is enabled.
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
Disabling Access Gateway mode
When you disable Access Gateway mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online
using the fabric switch configuration. The Access Gateway parameters, such as F_Port-to-N_Port
mapping, Failover, and Failback are automatically removed. When the switch reboots, it starts in
Fabric OS Native mode. To rejoin the switch to the core fabric, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide .
Use the following steps to disable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands.
1. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode.
• "Access Gateway Mode" displays if the switch is in Access Gateway mode.
• "Native" displays if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.
2. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be disabled or enabled
when the switch is in a disabled state.
3. Enter ag --modeDisable to disable Access Gateway mode.
4. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that Access Gateway mode is disabled.
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled
Enabling Access Gateway mode
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